About Kagbe Rachel

Kagbe Rachel is from Chad where she has worked as a freelance journalist for seven years. Her articles cover subjects linked to education, women’s rights and health. She currently works full time for a Chadian company as a communications manager. She has previously worked with women’s community groups and anti-malaria initiatives.

Constitutional conventions: best practice

Day-to-day,
Chadian women are beaten, humiliated and crushed beneath the weight of traditions.
However, women were not predestined to be their husbands’ punch-bags, says
Kagbe Rachel. Chadian women must be treated with dignity and respect.

This year in Chad only 9% of students passed their high school leaving exams. Reorganising these exams is not the solution. We need to re-examine the whole education system, encouraging all those involved to wake up and take stock, says Kagbe Rachel.